Overview
- Saudi authorities set the expected start for Ramadan on the evening of February 18, contingent on the crescent-moon sighting.
- Ramadan commemorates the first Quranic revelations and centers on reflection, prayer, charity and dawn-to-sunset fasting with suhoor and iftar, a practice that is one of Islam’s Five Pillars.
- The most commonly used greetings shared at the start of the month are “Ramadan Mubarak” and “Ramadan Kareem.”
- Times Now provides multilingual greeting phrases, spanning Arabic, English, Indonesian, Turkish, Hausa, Malay, Urdu, French, Persian, Bosnian and Swahili.
- The Indian Express and News18 publish curated wishes, quotes, images and messages that emphasize peace, forgiveness, compassion and spiritual renewal.